From around 2006, the Japanese puzzle manufacturers were engaged in a battle for the "smallest". Starting with puzzles of one-and-a-half to two times as many pieces in the standard dimensions, these were merely small (and Japanese puzzles are typically 10% or so larger in area than European or North American puzzles of the same piece count). Then Tenyo produced a "World Smallest 1000-piece" series*, earning a place at Guinness World Records, shortly to be overtaken by Beverly, with 1000-piece puzzles at 300-piece size, and finally Apollo brand puzzles (from Epoch) with 1053 pieces. These tiny pieces are not for the faint of heart, and you will need patience, delicate fingers, and very good eyesight!
* A3 size: two sheets of A4, or very roughly two sheets of "Letter" size if you're in the US.
Meanwhile, Yanoman led the way in postcard-size puzzles, with its "Petit" series...
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Mickey and friends in the central circle are surrounded by all the Disney characters through the ages...
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A Tenyo puzzle: 1000 pieces; 42 x 30 cm (17" x 12")
Code: TDW10260 (DW-1000-260 on package)
Retail price ¥2000 (approx. US$19.23 €17.24 £14.71)
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A Tenyo puzzle: 1000 pieces; 42 x 30 cm (17" x 12")
Code: TDW10259 (DW-1000-259 on package)
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This is a glow-in-the-dark puzzle. This puzzle has TINY pieces! In stock
A Tenyo puzzle: 1000 pieces; 42 x 30 cm (17" x 12")
Code: TDW10406 (DW-1000-406 on package)
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A Tenyo puzzle: 1000 pieces; 42 x 30 cm (17" x 12")
Code: TDW10393 (DW-1000-393 on package)
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Every piece of this puzzle is plain white. Not for the faint of heart!
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A Beverly puzzle: 1000 pieces; 38 x 26 cm (15" x 10")
Code: BM71847 (M71-847 on package)
Retail price ¥1800 (approx. US$17.31 €15.52 £13.24)
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Every piece of this puzzle is plain black. Not for the faint of heart!
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A Beverly puzzle: 1000 pieces; 38 x 26 cm (15" x 10")
Code: BM71848 (M71-848 on package)
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© Takaki
A slim figure poses before a window frame, the wind blowing her dress into an elegant furl...
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A Beverly puzzle: 1000 pieces; 26 x 38 cm (10" x 15")
Code: BM81525 (M81-525 on package)
Retail price ¥2200 (approx. US$21.15 €18.97 £16.18)
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© Takaki
The figure, her head surrounded by a halo, takes on a pose with ceremonial staff and holy book in hand...
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A Beverly puzzle: 1000 pieces; 26 x 38 cm (10" x 15")
Code: BM81540 (M81-540 on package)
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© Kazuha Fukami
An enigmatic figure in the foetal position seems to float inside a water-filled cathedral...
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A Beverly puzzle: 1000 pieces; 26 x 38 cm (10" x 15")
Code: BM81529 (M81-529 on package)
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A Beverly puzzle: 1000 pieces; 38 x 26 cm (15" x 10")
Code: BM61704 (M61-704 on package)
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© Beverly
The Kannon of the title appears right in the centre of this extremely intricate mandala, in her many-armed form.
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A Beverly puzzle: 1000 pieces; 26 x 38 cm (10" x 15")
Code: BM81557 (M81-557 on package)
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Perhaps the most famous of Kyoto's temples, this is the "Gold pavilion." It was originally built in the 1300s, and given to the Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimitsu in 1397, but was destroyed in an arson attack in 1950. Rebuilt in 1955, the gold leaf covering was only completely restored in 1987. Actually, "Gold pavilion" is only a nickname, and the formal temple name is Rokuonji.
What does the name mean?
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A Beverly puzzle: 1000 pieces; 38 x 26 cm (15" x 10")
Code: BM81835 (M81-835 on package)
Normally ¥2000 - special offer 10% off: ¥1800 (approx. US$17.31 €15.52 £13.24)
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This very famous garden dates back to the 17th century; beyond the foreground of irises we see the distinctive arch-based stone lantern that is its symbol.
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Discontinued February 2020
An Apollo puzzle: 1053 pieces; 38 x 26 cm (15" x 10")
Code: P47606 (47-606 on package)
Retail price ¥1800 |
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These two beauties hold a flower and a feather in typical Mucha style.
On this puzzle the flower is referred to as a "primrose," a translation of the original French, but it appears to refer to the cluster-headed primrose (Primula veris) which grows across Europe, and is known in England as "cowslip" - not to be confused with the different plant (Marsh marigold) called a "cowslip" in the USA. Even so, the colour (at least in this print) is a deep reddish hue, quite unlike a delicate primrose yellow.
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An Apollo puzzle: 1053 pieces; 26 x 38 cm (10" x 15")
Code: P47608 (47-608 on package)
Retail price ¥1800 |
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"Awakening of the morn, Brightness of the day, Dream of the evening, Rest of the night" &emdash; four panels represent the times of the day with female figures draped in the unmistakable flowing Mucha style.
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An Epoch puzzle: 1053 pieces; 38 x 26 cm (15" x 10")
Code: E31005 (31-005 on package)
Retail price ¥1600 (approx. US$15.38 €13.79 £11.76)
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An idyllic rural scene high in the Northern Alps. But this particular view is very well known, because the water mill was featured in Yume (Dream), the film by Kurosawa Akira.
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An Apollo puzzle: 1053 pieces; 38 x 26 cm (15" x 10")
Code: P49402 (49-402 on package)
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Snoopy enjoys coloured dango, sweet sticky riceballs, while riding a rickshaw. This looks rather like Kyoto, except that Mount Fuji can be seen towering in the distance...
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An Epoch puzzle: 1053 pieces; 38 x 26 cm (15" x 10")
Code: E31512 (31-512 on package)
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The friends are all gathered in this jolly scene by the sea...
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An Epoch puzzle: 1053 pieces; 38 x 26 cm (15" x 10")
Code: E31515 (31-515 on package)
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Famous as the best-preserved example of Japanese castle building, the historical origins of Himeji castle are said to date back to the building of a fort in 1333. From a supposed resemblance to the outstretched wings of a bird, it is also known as "White Heron Castle."
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An Epoch puzzle: 1053 pieces; 38 x 26 cm (15" x 10")
Code: E31001 (31-001 on package)
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A puzzler's puzzle! These are traditional waxed paper umbrellas, of slightly varying shades of red...
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An Epoch puzzle: 1053 pieces; 38 x 26 cm (15" x 10")
Code: E79024 (79-024 on package)
Retail price ¥1800 (approx. US$17.31 €15.52 £13.24)
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An Epoch puzzle: 1053 pieces; 38 x 26 cm (15" x 10")
Code: E31513 (31-513 on package)
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An idyllic vacation bungalow — in the Maldive islands...
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An Epoch puzzle: 1053 pieces; 38 x 26 cm (15" x 10")
Code: E31004 (31-004 on package)
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These were originally postcard size, with 204 micro-sized pieces. The series now includes versions with slightly larger pieces (still "small"), and double-postcard size, with many new Disney designs (as of 2019).
Petit puzzles
View puzzles - Disney puzzles in tiny pieces
Petit² puzzles
View puzzles - Double-postcard size Disney puzzles in tiny pieces
